Turning bedbases into vegetable plots

It's that time of year again when along with the leaves falling from the trees, the bed boxes and mattresses begin to litter the gardens and streets of Harringay (and indeed many other places).



Every time, I see one lying on the ground abandoned to the elements, I'm reminded of a comment by Boom in the Harringay Online Gardening Group last year

Wanting more space to plant as we're moving towards the summer, I have used an old bed box (the things that go under a mattress - commonly found in front gardens, as Liz mentioned!) and turned them into planting boxes, sowing some carrots a couple of days ago. The boxes aren't exactly the most attractive or smart things, but function well and didn't cost more than a bag of nails and a few hours.

and an image from the landshare blog keeps coming back to me of a pallet garden 1 m by 1m



From skanky fly tipped junk to a little garden...that would be an impressive example of reuse and recycle.